Mayoral Candidate Bill De Blasio Claims This Brooklyn Pizza Joint Serves The Best Slice In New York City

In a Reddit Ask Me Anything yesterday, New York mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio answered the question on everyone's minds: Where's the best pizza in New York?

De Blasio's answer was unequivocal:

Di Fara Pizzeria in Midwood, Brooklyn. And to all the Manhattan foodies out there: it's not even close. This is clearly the best. And yes I'm from Brooklyn. PS: They use buffalo milk mozzarella, which is beloved in my grandfather's province in Italy.

Why do they do it? Many say it's the finely calibrated combination of imported ingredients, a super-hot oven and an old-school approach — a formula owner Dom DeMarco has personally perfected over the years, since no one else has ever made a pie at Di Fara.

We recently stopped by the joint and got to know DeMarco, who started making pizza 47 years ago.